Hobey Baker Award

The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player. It has been awarded 44 times. It is named for Hall of Famer Hobey Baker, who played college hockey at Princeton University and died shortly after World War I.

The original statue for the award was commissioned and awarded by the Decathlon Athletic Club (now defunct) in Bloomington, Minnesota. The model for the award trophy was Steve Christoff, who played for the University of Minnesota and in the National Hockey League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Award winners

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Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

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Winners

Year	Winner	Position	School	Born
1981	Template:Sortname	Center	Minnesota	Roseau, Minnesota
1982	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Bowling Green	Guelph, Ontario
1983	Template:Sortname	Defense	Harvard	Burlington, Massachusetts
1984	Template:Sortname	Defense	Minnesota–Duluth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
1985	Template:Sortname	Right wing	Minnesota–Duluth	Pine Falls, Manitoba
1986	Template:Sortname	Center	Harvard	Burlington, Massachusetts
1987	Template:Sortname	Center	North Dakota	Thunder Bay, Ontario
1988	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Minnesota	Duluth, Minnesota
1989	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Harvard	Tulsa, Oklahoma
1990	Template:Sortname	Center	Michigan State	Lansing, Michigan
1991	Template:Sortname	Center	Boston College	Cranston, Rhode Island
1992	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Maine	Shediac, New Brunswick
1993	Template:SortnameTemplate:Asterisk	Left wing	Maine	Vancouver, British Columbia
1994	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Minnesota–Duluth	Grand Rapids, Minnesota
1995	Template:Sortname	Center	Bowling Green	Parma, Ohio
1996	Template:Sortname	Center	Minnesota	White Bear Lake, Minnesota
1997	Template:Sortname	Center	Michigan	Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
1998	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Boston University	Trumbull, Connecticut
1999	Template:Sortname	Center	New Hampshire	Fernie, British Columbia
2000	Template:Sortname	Defense	Boston College	Boston, Massachusetts
2001	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Michigan State	East Lansing, Michigan
2002	Template:Sortname	Defense	Minnesota	Golden Valley, Minnesota
2003	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Colorado College	Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
2004	Template:Sortname	Right wing	Minnesota–Duluth	Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec
2005	Template:Sortname	Center	Colorado College	Roseville, Minnesota
2006	Template:Sortname	Defense	Denver	Anchorage, Alaska
2007	Template:Sortname	Left wing	North Dakota	Calgary, Alberta
2008	Template:Sortname	Center	Michigan	Northville, Michigan
2009	Template:Sortname	Defense	Boston University	North Bellmore, New York
2010	Template:Sortname	Center	Wisconsin	Plantation, Florida
2011	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Miami	Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
2012	Template:Sortname	Center	Minnesota–Duluth	Duluth, Minnesota
2013	Template:Sortname	Center	St. Cloud State	Duluth, Minnesota
2014	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Boston College	Salem, New Jersey
2015	Template:Sortname	Center	Boston University	North Chelmsford, Massachusetts
2016	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Harvard	Boston, Massachusetts
2017	Template:Sortname	Defense	Denver	Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
2018	Template:Sortname	Center	Northeastern	Braintree, Massachusetts
2019	Template:Sortname	Defense	Massachusetts	Calgary, Alberta
2020	Template:Sortname	Defense	Minnesota–Duluth	Hibbing, Minnesota
2021	Template:Sortname	Right wing	Wisconsin	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2022	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Minnesota State	Downers Grove, Illinois
2023	Template:Sortname	Center	Michigan	Nobleton, Ontario
2024	Template:Sortname	Center	Boston University	North Vancouver, British Columbia
2025	Template:Sortname	Left Wing	Michigan State	Hudson, Wisconsin

Winners by school

Winners by school

School	Winners
Minnesota Duluth	6
Harvard	4
Minnesota	4
Boston University	4
Boston College	3
Michigan	3
Michigan State	3
Bowling Green	2
Colorado College	2
Denver	2
Maine	2
North Dakota	2
Wisconsin	2
Massachusetts	1
Miami	1
New Hampshire	1
Northeastern	1
St. Cloud State	1
Minnesota State	1

Winners by place of birth

Winners by place of birth

Birthplace	Winners
Minnesota	10
Massachusetts	6
British Columbia	4
Michigan	4
Ontario	3
Wisconsin	3
Alberta	2
Alaska	1
Connecticut	1
Czechoslovakia	1
Florida	1
Manitoba	1
New Brunswick	1
New Jersey	1
New York	1
Ohio	1
Oklahoma	1
Quebec	1
Rhode Island	1
Illinois	1

Winners by position

Winners by position

Position	Winners
Center	18
Left wing	10
Defense	11
Right wing	6
Goaltender	3

Award finalists

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Finalists

Year	Finalists	Position	School	Finalists	Position	School
1981	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Minnesota
1982	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Michigan St.
1983	Template:Sortname	Defense	Providence
1984	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Boston University
1985	Template:Sortname	Center	Harvard
1986	Template:Sortname	Right wing	Western Michigan	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Michigan St.
1987	Template:Sortname	Defense	Western Michigan
1988	Template:Sortname	Right wing	Lake Superior State
1989	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Minnesota
1990	Template:Sortname	Defense	Boston College
1991	Template:Sortname	Defense	Northern Michigan
1992	Template:Sortname	Defense	St. Lawrence
1993	Template:Sortname	Center	North Dakota
1994	Template:Sortname	Center	Clarkson
1995	Template:Sortname	Defense	Maine
1996	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Boston University
1997	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Boston University
1998	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Michigan St.
1999	Template:Sortname	Center	Michigan St.
2000	Template:Sortname	Center	Wisconsin
2001	Template:Sortname	Right wing	Boston College	Template:Sortname	Center	North Dakota
2002	Template:Sortname	Center	St. Cloud State	Template:Sortname	Right wing	New Hampshire
2003	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Ferris State	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Cornell
2004	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Brown	Template:Sortname	Left wing	North Dakota
2005	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Colorado College	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Cornell
2006	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Wisconsin	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Boston College
2007	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Notre Dame	Template:Sortname	Center	Air Force
2008	Template:Sortname	Right wing	Miami University	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Boston College
2009	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Northeastern	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Boston University
2010	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Maine	Template:Sortname	Right wing	New Hampshire
2011	Template:Sortname	Right wing	North Dakota	Template:Sortname	Right wing	Boston College
2012	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Maine	Template:Sortname	Right wing	Colgate
2013	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Quinnipiac	Template:Sortname	Center	Boston College
2014	Template:Sortname	Left wing	St. Lawrence	Template:Sortname	Center	St. Cloud State
2015	Template:Sortname	Center	Harvard	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	North Dakota
2016	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Michigan	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Boston College
2017	Template:Sortname	Center	Northeastern	Template:Sortname	Center	Union
2018	Template:Sortname	Center	Harvard	Template:Sortname	Center	Denver
2019	Template:Sortname	Defense	Harvard	Template:Sortname	Defense	St. Cloud State
2020	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Maine	Template:Sortname	Center	North Dakota
2021	Template:Sortname	Goaltender	Minnesota State	Template:Sortname	Center	North Dakota
2022	Template:Sortname	Right wing	Denver	Template:Sortname	Center	Minnesota
2023	Template:Sortname	Left wing	Minnesota	Template:Sortname	Center	Minnesota
2024	Template:Sortname	Right wing	North Dakota	Template:Sortname	Forward	Boston College
2025	Template:Sortname	Defence	Denver	Template:Sortname	Forward	Boston College

Finalists by school

Finalists by school

School	Finalists
Boston College	9
North Dakota	8
Minnesota	5
Boston University	5
Harvard	4
Maine	4
Michigan State	3
St. Cloud State	3
Denver	3
Cornell	2
New Hampshire	2
Northeastern	2
St. Lawrence	2
Western Michigan	2
Wisconsin	2
Air Force	1
Brown	1
Clarkson	1
Colgate	1
Colorado College	1
Ferris State	1
Lake Superior State	1
Miami University	1
Michigan	1
Minnesota State	1
Northern Michigan	1
Notre Dame	1
Providence	1
Quinnipiac	1
Union	1

See also

• Patty Kazmaier Award – D-I women
• Sid Watson Award – D-III men
• Laura Hurd Award – D-III women
• Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award

External links

• Template:Official website